JR Shikoku 1500 series
The 1500 series is a single-car diesel multiple unit train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company in Japan since 2006.
Operations
The 1500 series trains are used on the following JR Shikoku lines.Build details and variants
| Batch | Vehicle numbers | Manufacturer | Build date |
| 1 | 1501–1508 | Niigata Transys | May 2006 |
| 2 | 1509–1515 | Niigata Transys | April 2008 |
| 3 | 1551 | Niigata Transys | January 2009 |
| 4 | 1552–1557 | Niigata Transys | January 2010 |
| 5 | 1558–1563 | Niigata Transys | January 2011 |
| 6 | 1564–1565 | Niigata Transys | January 2012 |
| 7 | 1566–1567 | Kinki Sharyo | January 2013 |
| 8 | 1568–1569 | Niigata Transys | January 2014 |
Interior
Passenger accommodation in the sets built up to January 2012 consists of transverse flip-over seating arranged 2+2 abreast. Sets built from 2013 onward have a mixture of transverse and longitudinal seating.History
The first trains entered service on 25 May 2006.The two 7th-batch cars, 1566 and 1567, entered service from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.